Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-04

THE GENERAL NAsA0ER OF THR UNIoS
PACIFIC TELLs A CHICAGO Re
PoRTKn THAT GEArTLB q
A oRRAr PLACE,

Mr. Il. .. Potter, Woe Presideut OF
the Union Pacific road and the Oregon
Railway 4 Navigation Company, IL In
the city, u being his frat visit here since
be left the employ Of the Burlington
road. He has lust completed q tOar Of
Inspection Of tue Union Pacific lines
and properties, which has occupied his
time 90 much that during the past two
months and q half he has been 10
Omaha but ten days. 30 that be does not
know how be likes bis neW home. He
IL highly pleased With bis present posi-.
tion, and says that he never was IN such
exosiieut health as at ! resent. HIS trip
over The Union Pacific lines has made
him perfectly enthusiastic over what be
saw and over the magnitude OF the
company he now represents. with its
5000 miles OF track In various States and
Territories. The new policy Of re-
trenchment and Of cutting down ak
penses Ia working admirably. He finds
that the company Gets along iast as
veil With lis expenses lessened IS Il did
before, and at the same time shows for
June an increase Ia gross earnings Of
about flb0,0 200. which Is equivalent 10
net earnings 10 an increase Of about
$400, 0e0 over those Of last year. He
expects that the earnings OF July will
amount 10 about $500. 600, and that
for the year 1887, by ell the lines. the
earnings will amount 20 between $751;
10000 and So 10000. In some dis
tricts the earnings will net show az in
crease, although there IL q very large
increase 10 the tonnage carried. This
Is due 20 the reduction in rates
made necessary IN certain quarters.
The nter-State Commerce Law Is
bnriensome in many respects
and grows more complicated daily,
because Of changes eaused hy
the application OF VaFions decisions.
What Il troubling the Onion Paeifc
road the most, in Mr. Posters opinion,
Is the attitude Of Congress 10 not finally
deciding what Il will do With the CEN
pany and the Governments interest in
ID. Mr.. Potter thinks the company
fully able 20 take care Of itself, bat 20
special policy can be ouilined until tbe
Government decides either 10 let abe
eompany alone OF give an idea Of what
Il wants. The floating deb. Is not very
large az present. Nj. Potter admits bis
Own amusement a. What be say 10 the
far West. he considers Puget Sound
the iinest body OF water be ever saw,
and sIattle a great place. where no lssa
than twenty three different boat lines
stop daily. TIE Western portion Of
Washington Territory " remarkable
Tor is timbsF lands and is hops. while
the Esstern poFtion raises q splendid
quality Of Wheat IN lares quantities.
straubsFries GrsE there As large a. :
mKR's ast.
The Sslins. Linsoln and Southse E
srn branch. Nhica runs from Salins,
ksnsAs, on the main liBe Of the Kansas
rac1ns division. Vill be eompletsd hY
nscenber I, Isl. II will be sixty Owe
miles leuE, RAINING 10 PlAinville. Kan
as. work was stopped Ia April, bat
has jasi been Fesamsd.
Another branch. Is miles long. FaR- /
ninr fran gheyenne Northwest AcFoss
the North fork Of the Platte River, vii I
be eompletea By September ]. lSS1.
The company Il also 6uilding q nsw
iine twenty ave miles lasg, from Oak
les kan. % CelbY, kan-, which viii be 4
completed by September Is. A large 4
steamer hAs inst ssen eomplsted, which .
uiil ran 10 Alaska Il - called sas 4
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elsven asyH Mr.. Poster says that Be /
SOW feels that hs Wiii remain % The 4
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eouaes West. Is Ear as Salt LAKE Citv.
wheFs TIE Pfssi3rni can stn3y tie road
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